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forced_convection
forced convection
English
Proper noun
forced convection (plural forced convections)
- The convection (carriage) of contents of a fluid, such as mass or (especially) heat, by means of currents induced in the fluid by a force which is not dependent on density changes in the fluid induced by heat.
- Transfer of heat from the engine to the automobile radiator occurs by means of forced convection.
- Transfer of oxygen from the lungs to the brain in the human body occurs by means of forced convection.